(a) No operator of a micromobility device shall do any of the following:
(1) Fail to yield the right-of-way to all pedestrians at all times;
(2) Fail to give an audible signal before overtaking and passing a pedestrian;
(3) Operate the device at night unless the device or its operator is equipped with or wearing both of the following:
A. A lamp pointing to the front that emits a white light visible from a distance of not less than five hundred feet;
B. A red reflector facing the rear that is visible from all distances from one hundred feet to six hundred feet when directly in front of lawful lower beams of headlamps on a motor vehicle.
(4) Operate the device upon private property without the express permission of the property owner or their agent.
(5) Operate the device upon private property when the owner has posted signs indicating that such operation is prohibited.
(6) Operate the device upon the boardwalks in Fort Island/Griffiths Park.
(b) (1) No person who is under 16 years of age shall rent a micromobility device.
(2) No person shall knowingly rent a micromobility device to a person who is under 16 years of age.
(3) No person shall knowingly rent a micromobility device on behalf of a person who is under 16 years of age.
(c) No person shall operate a micromobility device at a speed greater than twenty miles per hour.
(d) (1) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(2) Unless a mens rea is otherwise specified in this section, an offense established under this section is a strict liability offense and Ohio R.C. 2901.20 does not apply. The designation of that offense as a strict liability offense shall not be construed to imply that any other offense, for which there is no specified degree of culpability, is not a strict-liability offense;
(Ord. 2022-008. Passed 4-4-22.)